List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia
Office-holders

High commissioner
Start of term
End of term
Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, KCB, KCMG
1936
1941
Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet
1941
1945
Edward Williams, KCMG
1946
1952
Sir Stephen Holmes, KCMG, MC
1952
1956
The Lord Carrington, KCMG, MC, DL
1956
1959
Lieutenant General Sir William Oliver, GBE, KCB, KCMG
1959
1965
Sir Charles Johnston, GCMG
1965
1971
Sir Morrice James, GCMG, CVO, MBE
1971
1976
Sir Donald Tebbit, GCMG
1976
1980
Sir John Mason, KCMG
1980
1984
Sir John Leahy, KCMG
1984
1988
Sir John Coles, GCMG
1988
1991
Sir Brian Barder, KCMG
1991
1994
Sir Roger Carrick, KCMG, LVO
1994
1997
Alex Allan
1997
1999
The Lord Goodlad, KCMG, PC
1999
2005
The Rt. Hon. Helen Liddell
2005
2009
The Baroness Amos, PC
2009
2010
Paul Madden, CMG
2011
2015
Menna Rawlings, CMG
2015
2019
Victoria Treadell, CMG, MVO
2019
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Question: When did Peter Carington serve as the High Commissioner to Australia?
Answer: Peter Carington was appointed as High Commissioner to Australia, a post he held from 1956 to 1959.